QT: TPE Chapter 41.2

Xu Lingyi understood what the Emperor hadn’t finished saying; she shared the Emperor’s wicked sense of humor.

She also wanted to see the ministers, and more importantly, she wanted to see Li Xu’s expression and reaction after he found out that she was pregnant.

He must be very uneasy.

After speaking, the Emperor looked at Xu Lingyi’s belly and said, “I know my beloved concubine has been working hard, but for the sake of our child, you still need to eat something.”

Perhaps because she was feeling unwell, even though Nanny Zhang had said these things to her many times, she didn’t seem to mind.

But when the Emperor spoke to her, she felt extremely wronged. Perhaps the Emperor was too good to her now, and she had become somewhat arrogant because of his favor. Or perhaps she had been feeling really unwell these past few days. She had never felt so uncomfortable in her entire life.

Feeling unwell, she was also in a very low mood.

Xu Lingyi lowered her head and stopped speaking.

If she could eat, would she not? She’s not stupid.

Even though she was already going through so much hardship during her pregnancy, many of them only cared about the baby in her womb.

Seeing her head bowed in silence, the Emperor lifted her chin, only to find her face covered in tears.

“My beloved concubine?”

The Emperor asked in surprise, “What’s wrong?”

Xu Lingyi shook her head.

Now she is just one of the Emperor’s concubines. In the harem, everything she has depends on the Emperor. Can she say anything bad about the Emperor or throw a tantrum at him?

“Did I say something wrong?” The Emperor asked softly.

Recalling his words, he explained, “I am not only concerned about the child. My beloved consort and the child are one. I am also worried about my beloved consort. I misspoke. Please do not hold it against me.”

Xu Lingyi felt a little better after the Emperor said that.

“When your father arrives later, he might think I’ve bullied you.” The Emperor said, cupping her face in his hands.

Xu Lingyi sniffed, “Your Majesty has always bullied me.”

The Emperor nodded, a smile on his face: “Yes. If I hadn’t bullied you, how could my beloved concubine have conceived the prince? After you give birth, I will continue to bully you. My beloved concubine and I will work together to have more children to keep the prince company.”

Xu Lingyi: “…”

It was soon noon. Xu Lingyi was both excited and afraid.

She hadn’t seen her father for so long, and of course, she longed to see him, but at this moment, she also felt ashamed and afraid.

After being reborn, she always felt that she had made the right choice, but the thought of facing her father made her feel embarrassed.

The Emperor is thirty-six years old this year. He once fought alongside his father on the battlefield. They also studied together before. They were not only the ruler and the subject but also good friends.

Although the Emperor was unaware, she knew that she had seduced him and was now pregnant with his child.

The Emperor was also a little uncomfortable at this moment. He hadn’t felt anything before when he hadn’t met General Xu.

He was the emperor, and there were concubines in his harem who were seventeen or eighteen years old. It was nothing unusual for an old man to seduce young women, but Xu Lingyi was considered a little girl right next to him.

“Your Majesty, will Father say anything to me?” Xu Lingyi asked, her voice trembling as she held the Emperor’s hand.

The Emperor was also a little guilty, as his childhood best friend was now nominally his father-in-law.

From now on, will they be brothers or…?

The Emperor quickly shook his head and comforted Xu Lingyi: “Your father has known about us for several months, but he didn’t say anything. Don’t worry.”

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When General Xu came in, he saw his daughter, who looked timid like a quail, and the Emperor with his big arm around her.

He saw her beautiful and young daughter standing side by side with the Emperor, who was already middle-aged.

Even though he did a lot of mental preparation along the way, he reminded himself to stay calm and composed.

Seeing this scene, General Xu still felt that flowers were being placed on cow dung.

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